Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-06-29
Carson and Colorado.

The Carson and Colorado Railroad
is coming to Los Angeles.
There is no doubt of tins, for letters
have been received in this city stating
that the work of extending the road
from its present terminus, Mt Keeler,
IN lnyo county, to some point which
will bring the agricultural and cattle.
raising heart of Nevada directly into
commercial connection by rail with
the prosperous metropolis of Southern
California, will begin early in the fall.
Whe her this connection Will be
made at Los Angeles, Mojave or Bras
tow has not yet been definitely determ.
ined upon, but it is probable that an
effort will be made TO reach this city
direct.
| As has been stated, there is every
reason to believe that the road will be
extended directly to this ci,y,.and il is
matter OF some speculation as to
where 1t will cross the mountains alter
traFersing The desert Beng a narrow
gauge, The road will al nit of grades Il
tritie heavier than would be practical
Bile with a broad gauge, and one story
which is a very plausible one-is
thai il will come down through the
San Gabriel canon.
/ This canon is rough one" an old
timer said 10 a Tribune reporter yester-
day, "bul | should not think it harder
to put railroad through than The
Temecnla. | went up and down the
| latter canon many years ago, before
the building of The California South.
| ern, aud it did not seem possible 10
/ put railroad in there at that time.
"If the Carson and Colorado does
cross the mountain that way, and | AIN
inclined 10 think that it will, it will
form n grander scenic line than even
the Denver and Rio 'rande through
The Grand oafiDn Of the Arkansas.
Coming in this way the road
would coDIiBue on down The cas-, side
OF the Sierras 10 Willow Tree Springs.
You see know all that country, hav.
Ing Travelled all oyer it. From Willow
| Tree Springs on the cid Panamini
stage road TIE railroad can swing
| around The point of the mountain to
| Mojaye, which is twenty five mics
| distant, it caa run souiheastcrly across
the desert to Barsiow, or it can run
| due south and cross the liue OF The At.
lantie and Pacific. half way between
these two points BY this llae, which
would De much tue shorter, it would
| be sixty miles 10 the face of the mount.
aims at the mouth of the Rio Liauo
canon, This point is twenty miles
west OF Alpine, on the iiue OF the
Soulhern Pacific, and twenty miles
east OF the Caion Pass. 1t isa very
gradual ascent up Tue canon of The RIO
Llano, and there is any. amount Of
good land 40 next the mountain.
| Cfossing over the summit, difficult
climb hui u practicable one, the road
! would probably follow very nearly
HE p0rlh and cast forks OF the San
Gabriel canon, and come out into the
valley through the Azusa, You could
gel il into The city easy enough from
| lhcre, | know for II fact that this
route is being considered, aud will
probably soon be nspeeIed. fhcre
| Is another story that the Carson and
Golorado will come INTO the valley
further east, and strike The valley il
tae vicinity of CuccamoUga, but |
know nothing about that. At ali
events, the Carson and Colorado Is
COMING, even though it only comes as
! far rs Moiave, but | believe that 1t
will endevor TO yet into Los Angeles
! Los dageies 9iiJaee